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Some screenshots showing what the official Twitter client looks like in Windows 10 have appeared in the app's Windows Store listing. The app itself is not available for download, but the screenshot gallery is clearly visible.

Update: Well it looks like the Windows Phone Store has made an error and posted old version numbers and change logs with a new date for the Twitter Windows Phone app. Our apologies for jumping the gun on this.

Original story: The last time the Twitter app for Windows Phone got a big update was in January. Now the app has received a major update for the first time in over six months, adding in a number of features that are already available to Twitter users on iOS, Android and on the web.

The popular Instagram replacement, 6tag, has received yet another great update, bumping it up to version 5.5. For those keeping score at home, yes the app did skip version 5.4, and no, we don't know why. The update doesn't carry a huge list of changes, but it does bring some things that are sure to make many users happy.

Popular Reddit app, Baconit, is getting a major overhaul for Windows 10. The developer has today revealed details of what's next for the app and it's good news all round. Baconit is being re-written from the ground up as a Universal App. And that doesn't just mean phones, tablets and PCs, that also means HoloLens and Xbox One as well.

This new version of Baconit will also be open-sourced, allowing the community to get in on making it even better.

Microsoft keeps adding new features to its Cortana digital assistant. Some are more serious but some are just for fun, such as the latest addition that allows Cortana to play movie trivia games with Windows Phone owners.

Groove is Microsoft's newly branded service rising out of the ashes of Xbox Music. While the core of the service remains the same, with the launch of Windows 10 Groove is now available to millions around the world.

Whether you're just using it to listen to your streamed content, local music, moving your stuff from other music providers or any combination, we've got you covered with a complete guide.

Microsoft has given a more specific time frame for the opening of its big flagship retail store at 677 Fifth Avenue in New York City. An image showing that the facade on the construction site now has a "Fall 2015" label for when the store will open.

With Windows 10 launching in just two days on July 29, Microsoft is making more of its websites compatible with the new operating system and its Microsoft Edge browser. Windows 10 users who enjoy checking their email on Outlook.com can now use Edge to also take audio and video calls via its Skype features for the first time.

Original story: If you have been wanting to try out the Opera Mini web browser for Windows Phone, you will have to wait a little while longer. The app has once again been removed from the Windows Phone Store, and an Opera rep has confirmed on Twitter that it is working to resolve the issue.

Microsoft has sweetened the deal to purchase most of its Xbox One consoles if you buy it from the Microsoft Store site. The company is throwing in a free copy of Ubisoft's 2014 action game Assassin's Creed Unity with its Xbox One bundles, even if it already has a free game included in the package.

While Terminator: Genisys was a big disappointment at the movie theaters, Arnold Schwarzenegger will be making yet another appearance as his trademark cyborg. 2K Games has revealed that people who pre-order the upcoming pro wrestling game WWE 2K16 access to two versions of Schwarzenegger's T-800 Terminator model as playable characters.

Earth Force Defenders is a real-time strategy game where you are defending the Earth from an alien invasion. Game play has a tower defense feel to it but your defenses are more mobile and you'll have to carefully dispatch them or run the risk of being overrun by alien ships.

The Windows Phone game has simple controls, several ship styles to help defend the planet and a host of upgrades to give you a better chance at victory. Available for low-memory Windows Phones, overall, Earth Force Defenders comes across a decent time waster of a game.

Microsoft has a tool available that should prove useful to those who wish to prevent some Windows 10 updates from installing. Microsoft has made it so Windows 10 will automatically download all available updates (to help fight issues and intentional vulnerabilities), but not every update is worth downloading, especially if they cause system instability.

Microsoft UK is giving away two Lumia 640 XL smartphones, one in black and the other white. As per the colors, Microsoft's latest promotion is once again themed around black and white. All you're required to do is get creative and let the team know why you deserve to be the one who takes advantage of the larger screen-touting Lumia.

Samsung has introduced the SE370, a full-HD monitor that can wirelessly charge Windows Phones compatible with the Wireless Power Consortium's Qi standard, such as the Lumia 930, Lumia 830 and the Lumia 1520. Samsung's own Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge also come with wireless charging support built-in. The monitor comes with a wireless charging area integrated into the stand, allowing you to top up your devices with ease. An LED light notifies you once charging commences.

Update: It looks like the sign-in issues with Xbox Live have been fixed, but Microsoft is now dealing with reports that some users cannot purchase content or downloadable items, or unlock Xbox Live achievements.

Original story: Some Xbox One and Xbox 360 console owners are not currently able to sign into Xbox Live. Microsoft is aware of the problem and is current working to fix the problems.

Just three days remain until Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 on Wednesday, July 29. Microsoft has been posting a new video and blog post every day for the past several days to promote the launch and today is no different as it looks at some of the apps that will be included with Windows 10.

Bethesda likes to give attendees of its yearly QuakeCon fan convention something special, something the folks who stay at home just won't be able to experience. Last year, convention-goers got to watch an exclusive reveal of the new Doom (also known as Doom 4) that never got released anywhere else. Nor did it leak, amazingly.

This year, we knew in advance that QuakeCon would have panels for Fallout 4, Elder Scrolls Online, and Doom. We didn't expect anything on the level of the 2014 Doom reveal. But during the QuakeCon 2015 opening ceremony, Bethesda dropped a surprise announcement: the new Doom's multiplayer mode was playable at the convention!

Naturally, yours truly had to give Doom multiplayer a shot. Keep reading to learn what running-and-gunning against other players will be like in next year's Doom!

Microsoft is holding invite-only events for select Windows Insider members to attend Windows 10 Fan Celebrations around the world on Wednesday, July 29. One of them is in New York City and Microsoft's Xbox Live programming head Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb will be giving away 50 invites for people to attend that event.

Gamescom is just over a week away and besides the Xbox press conference on August 4, EA will be hosting another of the big events of the show. August 5 is the magic day and the good news for everyone not in Cologne is that it'll be streamed live, online. August 5 is the first official day of Gamescom, but it's open only to press and industry attendees, before the public are let in on August 6.